siege tower

English

Engraving of a siege tower being used during a siege.

Noun

siege tower (plural siege towers)

(historical) A siege weapon, consisting of a wheeled wooden tower with ladders inside, which was parked next to walls so assailants could safely scale them.

Translations

tower used as siege weapon

Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: belegeringstoren m, evenhoge
Estonian: piiramistorn
Finnish: piiritystorni
French: tour de siège (fr) f, beffroi (fr) m
German: Belagerungsturm (de) m, Wandelturm m
Greek:
Ancient: ἑλέπολις f (helépolis)
Italian: please add this translation if you can
Latin: fala f
Polish: wieża oblężnicza f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: оса́дная ба́шня f (osádnaja bášnja)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: belägringstorn n, stormtorn n

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